Trump's victory boosts market confidence, US stocks post best week of the year

U.S. stocks ended the best week of 2024 so far on Friday, as consumer confidence data held up and expectations that Trump's economic agenda will continue to drive growth propelled the S&P 500 to its fourth consecutive day of gains, briefly topping 6,000 for the 50th time this year, and extending its weekly gain to 4.7%.